When a commercial relationship breaks down, the forum you choose shapes everything: cost, speed, confidentiality, and your ability to do business in Nairobi tomorrow morning.
Why Kenyan businesses increasingly choose arbitration
Arbitration under the Arbitration Act 1995 offers proceedings that are confidential, faster, and enforceable in 170+ New York Convention states , critical for cross-border contracts involving foreign investors in Kenya. The Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration (NCIA) provides modern rules at a fraction of London or Singapore costs.
When the High Court at Milimani is still the better option
Interim relief, precedent-setting questions, and counterparties with no respectable assets are situations where the High Court of Kenya’s coercive powers outweigh arbitration’s privacy benefits.
Draft the clause before you need it
The cheapest dispute is the one decided in three sittings because someone drafted a clear seat, rules, and appointing authority. Our arbitration advocates in Nairobi draft and enforce arbitration clauses across NCIA, KIAC, and UNCITRAL frameworks.